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Jerry Greer, Son of Country Mu...
Greer was found dead in Kentucky Lake in Tennessee after a tubing accident on Sunday.
Rising stars to catch at this ...
Alongside major headline acts, festivals are great places to discover up-and-coming artists. Here's a look at some of the rising stars to watch out for in this summer's festival lineups — whether or not you make the trip. Next up, the Obonjan festival, which runs July 28 to September 6, 2016, in Croatia.
Jay-Jay Johanson still gloomy ...
When Jay-Jay Johanson's gloomy voice first seduced fans, CDs were king. Hailing from the streaming industry's epicenter of Sweden, Johanson has watched the music business transform firsthand — and he likes what he sees. Johanson — whose quickly recognizable sound couples his plaintive, high-pitched voice with dark electronic soundscapes and sparse but intense beats — tours to make a living, with album sales no longer what they were when he started in the 1990s.
New faces, new music at the BB...
The BBC Proms, an eight-week summer season of classical concerts performed predominantly at The Albert Hall in London, England, starts on July 15 and runs through September 10. New music is an important element of the BBC Proms 2016 season. Thirty premieres in total will be performed, of which 13 will be world premieres and 17 UK or London premieres.
Michigan music therapist recor...
Sting, Peter Gabriel at peace ...
In a business full of towering egos, the two rockers seamlessly shared a stage as they opened Quebec City's sprawling summer music festival. Sting and Gabriel, the former frontmen respectively of The Police and Genesis, are not strangers to each other, having toured together in the late 1980s to benefit Amnesty International. The human rights focus was still on the minds of the artists, who are spending the summer across Canada and the United States on what they call the "Rock Paper Scissors" tour.
Jay Z, Solange, Swizz Beatz Sh...
“A little boy got shot down today/ I hope his family is okay/ Is it our race that pay/ I hope the whole world be okay.”
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Nigeria’s music scene be...
By Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS (Reuters) – Each night as darkness descends on Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital, sweat-drenched young men and women descend on the megacity's numerous nightclubs to dance to the latest hit songs. Much like the famous "Nollywood" film industry, music is now big business in Africa's most populous nation. The music industry's revenue from music sales was $56 million in 2015 and is forecast to grow to $88 million in 2019, auditing firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) reported last year.
Sony Music Investigated by Rdi...
The music major responds that the suggestion of antitrust violations are “nothing but speculation and conjecture” and pretext for avoiding $17 million claims plus allegations of fraud.